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Hey Folks! My husband Scott and I had the honor of being interviewed by Julian Sage on the STR Success Stories podcast. We talked a lot about our experience shopping for and managing our two STR’s in the smokies. Giv...
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I think that I'm over-analyzing potential purchases.
I use the following: Crimereports, HCAD, FEMA's Flood Education Mapping Tool, Google Maps, (Zillow, Trulia, or Redfin), Rentometer, BRRRR calc. How long does it t...
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Hello! I am a currently deployed U.S. Navy Sailor who is looking to start my real estate journey upon my stateside return. It has been a long mental uphill battle to get here but I now know what I want with my life an...
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We chose to not reach out to our tenants ahead of time to ask or offer economic relief. We felt alerting all tenants to a relief plan before they even decided they needed it would not be in our best interests. We did ...
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Hey everyone! My wife and I bought our first house in April 2019, which is what got us into real estate investing. We used an FHA loan to buy that house and I wanted to get a better understanding of our options for re...
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Hello everyone. I'm about to close on a property in Oklahoma City, OK. The property has 3 units, one main house, and 2 detached garage apartments. One of the tenants first rented out the main house and then added the ...
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Hello BiggerPockets!
Long time lurker, first time poster!
My name is Ryan and I am a complete and total newbie who is excited to get started in Real Estate Investing in my hometown of Dayton, Ohio. I s...
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I was interested in what you all thought about this idea. I currently have an FHA loan on my duplex which I purchased in June. I will be making my next purchase in March for another MF but got me thinking that my fian...
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Hi, i am currently in foreclosure on my home.
My home value $450,000
My first loan $250,000
My second (personal loan from father) $25,000
I am behind on my monthly payments: $15,000
Oth...
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BP...I am looking to open a self directed IRA. Does anybody have any suggestions on which company I should use?
Thanks in advance!